Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 5/15/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, May 15, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Toronto Blue Jays (17-16) are hitting the road to Tropicana Field on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays (20-13). The pitchers taking the mound will be Alek Manoah and Corey Kluber.

Toronto has a slugging % of .384 and have been called out on strikes 276 times, while taking a walk on 87 occasions. They have 124 runs batted in and 256 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate is at .236. The Blue Jays have hit 56 doubles as a squad and have hit 35 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 125 runs while having a team OBP of .299. As a unit, the Toronto Blue Jays are scoring 3.8 runs per contest, which has them at 22nd in the league.

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Blue Jays pitchers have given up 30 home runs and 141 runs in total (21st in baseball). They have walked 89 batters and their FIP is 3.65 as a team on the season. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.00 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23. The Blue Jays have a team earned run average of 3.98 this season (21st in the league), and their staff has struck out 267 hitters.

Blue Jays relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 33 times in addition to having 52 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 24 holds so far this year (8th in baseball). The Blue Jays relievers have a save rate of 61.9% and has come into the game in 46 save situations. They have recorded 13 saves over the course of the season and have blown 8 of their 21 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 52 runners on the campaign with 36.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Blue Jays have sent 123 relievers to the mound this year.

The Blue Jays have transformed 69.9% of balls in play into outs in their 2,607 innings, which has them sitting at 18th in MLB. The Toronto Blue Jays have 869 putouts this season, as well as 285 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which is 8th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 20 double plays.

Manoah has taken the ball for 147 innings and has earned 162 strikeouts in his career. Manoah (13-2 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.67 and he has faced 599 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 2.86 (47 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.009. He has given up 100 hits (6.1 hits per nine innings) with 49 free passes.

The Tampa Bay Rays have tallied an on-base percentage of .305 as well as a batting average of .236 on the season. They have been rung up on 291 occasions (9th in the league) and have accounted for 260 hits. Tampa Bay has a total of 30 home runs for the season and 133 RBIs. The Rays hold a team SLG% of .381 and they average 4.30 runs per contest (12th in the league). They have hit 53 doubles, while walking 101 times as well as putting up 142 runs.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.133 and have a FIP of 3.85 as a unit on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.35 (288 strikeouts vs 86 walks). They are currently ranked 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 245. They have given up 38 home runs and they yield 4.38 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have allowed 142 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.70 (120 earned runs yielded).

Tampa Bay has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 16 save chances and they have come away with 10 saves. They rank 24th in baseball with a save rate of 62.5%, and they have dispatched 125 relief pitchers onto the field for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 40 times in high leverage situations in addition to 30 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score rate of 17.5% out of their 40 inherited runners. Sitting with 38 save situations, the Rays have 21 holds in addition to 6 blown saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 18 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in MLB). The Rays have recorded 280 assists, 17 errors and have a tally of 877 putouts on the season. Out of their 2,631 innings played, the Rays have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.1% (6th in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Kluber has surrendered 1,272 base hits while accumulating 1,571 strikeouts in 1,452 innings pitched. He has conceded 520 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.104 and a FIP of 3.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.73 and he has faced 5,867 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. Kluber (104-63 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.22 ERA and has given up 7.9 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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